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Title: Don't Let Your Basement Be The Scary Place Of The Home Anymore!


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Don't Let Your Basement Be The Scary Place Of The
Home Anymore!
  • Know-How and Do-How of Basement Finishing

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Synopsis
  • Basement Finishing Things to Know
  • Basement Finishing Tips
  • Basement Finishing Idea Any Kid Would Love
  • Basement Bathroom and Sauna
  • Basement Finishing Avoid Costly Mistakes

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Basement Finishing Things to Know
  • CEILING HEIGHT
  • Normally, the stipulated height of your basement
    ceiling shouldn't be anything less than seven
    feet, nine inches. Anything less than this
    measurement will make the basement uncomfortable.
  • WATER AND MOISTURE PROBLEMS
  • Water leakage is one prevalent issue in basement
    finishing that has to be effectively addressed if
    you intend to get the best from your work. Always
    bear in mind that no matter how small the
    quantity of moisture that is found in your
    basement it can cause severe mold problem for
    you.
  • ATTRACTIVE AND FUNCTIONAL FLOORING
  • The Laminate or vinyl interlocking tile or plank
    flooring system
  • With this option, the tiles are attached to each
    other unlike the more common attachment to the
    floor. This is done in order to make its removal
    easy for cleaning or routine maintenance of the
    floor.
  • Carpeting
  • This option gives your basement a very cozy and
    refreshing taste. But note that, it's prone to
    mold and mildew. However, this issue can be
    eliminated by putting mildew resistant padding
    underneath it.

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Basement Finishing Tips
  • Map out a specific design
  • It's very important that you first of all map out
    a defined design for your basement before
    embarking on the remodeling process. Take for
    instance, if you are transforming your basement
    to a movie room, a kids play area or a club, you
    ought to have a design on which the project will
    follow. Another important reason why you have to
    set out your plans is the fact that, having a
    plan enables you to follow and maintain your
    stipulated budget for the work.
  • Ensure the design correlates with the general
    design of your apartment
  • Having drawn up your design for your basement
    finishing work, it's imperative that you ensure
    that the work goes in accordance with the general
    design of the house, this will give the basement
    a more comfortable look.
  • Dont overburden your basement with so much
    woodwork
  • Avoid putting so much wood works like furniture
    in your basement when you are done with the
    remodeling work. Keep it simple and beautiful by
    having fewer built-in-cabinets and storage spaces.

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Basement Finishing Tips
  • Save energy
  • Save energy by making good use of that natural
    light that finds it's way into your basement.
  • The Colors
  • In order to give your basement that beautiful
    look, you have to pay special attention to the
    colors that will be used in your basement. Go for
    colors that give life to the basement.
  • The Layout
  • Ensure that your layouts are properly planned in
    order not to cause obstruction to air, light,
    electric circuits etc. Giving proper
    consideration to all these will enable you to
    enjoy your basement and make provisions for the
    utilization of these features.
  • The Windows
  • During basement finishing project, most
    homeowners often make the mistake of removing
    windows. You ought to know that, the basement is
    naturally an enclosed part of the building,
    therefore, ventilation is most times a luxury. So
    instead of removing windows look for means of
    adding more windows to the basement.

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Basement Finishing Idea Any Kid Would Love
  • Play Room
  • Give your basement a playroom design. Fashioning
    out a playroom design for your basement will give
    the basement an aura of fun that kids will
    definitely enjoy. This design makes the basement
    spacious and also accords them the opportunity of
    expressing that fun and playful part of their
    lives. With the playroom platform coupled with
    enough space that the basement has on offer, you
    can even invite family relatives or neighbors
    over to have fun with your kids.
  • Paint
  • Another important factor that you must take into
    good cognizance during basement finishing is the
    basement paint color. Kids generally love a
    lively environment therefore while selecting your
    preferred paint color endeavor to go for colors
    that will make the basement bright and lively. So
    made good use of bright colors to make the
    basement exciting for kids. In addition, you can
    also use bright colors to make captivating
    drawings on the wall. These drawings could be
    avatars, cartoon or superhero characters.

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Basement Finishing Idea Any Kid Would Love
  • Floors
  • When it comes to the flooring of your basement
    finishing into kids play area, you have to pay
    serious consideration to the type of basement
    flooring to adopt. Normally the basement floor is
    always cold, therefore you have to go for a
    flooring system that will limit the impact of the
    cold on the kids. This is why it's strongly
    advised that you go for the carpet flooring
    system. Put in a good indoor/outdoor carpet
    rather than the shag type. This carpet doesn't
    only reduce the impact of the cold floor on kids,
    it's also easier to clean, which means you don't
    have to bother yourself about the difficulties
    that come in cleaning out this kids mess.
  • Add Fun Features
  • To make your basement finishing project a lot
    more exciting for kids to stay and play in, you
    will need to add certain items and gadgets that
    will make kids enjoy their time in the place.
    Bring in items like toys, gadgets like television
    and video games.

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Basement Bathroom and Sauna
  • 2 piece basement bathroom
  • There is a good supply of resources and
    infrastructure for remodeling your basement into
    a bathroom, regardless of your taste in the
    design wanted. Fixing a bathroom in a basement is
    usually considered as a source of pride and many
    would not stop commenting how great their
    basement bathroom looks like.
  • 3 piece basement bathroom
  • Having a home gym alongside a basement bathroom
    that is stylishly modern involves an interesting
    piece of architecture. Metal railing commonly
    runs between the basement bathroom and the home
    gym. A locker for keeping your workout equipment
    after use could also be fixed for you in the
    basement as you finish off from a workout session
    to have a refreshing bath.

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Basement Bathroom and Sauna
  • Spa and bathroom in the basement
  • In the showroom where bathroom appliances and
    accessories are exhibited, there is a wide range
    of bathroom products to select from. You could
    also look out for shower panels and stalls of
    different specifications that suit your taste.
    Some other things that could be installed in a
    bathroom cum spa include shower head and an
    attachable faucet and a shelf for keeping various
    body care and hair care products.
  • Basement bathrooms and combo saunas
  • In order to convert a bathroom on a basement
    level into a spa, installing a hot rock Swedish
    steam sauna manufactured with cedar wood of
    original quality would do the trick. A
    traditional sauna, infrared sauna, a massage
    table, and a custom steam shower could all fit
    into a basement bathroom, making it an
    all-rounder.

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Basement Finishing Avoid Costly Mistakes
  • Engage the services of professionals for your
    basement finishing. Professionals have a
    well-proven method of fixing moisture.
  • Also bear in mind that, in order for you to
    achieve success with your finishing work, you
    require a lot of technical input from contractors
    to sub-contractors and even city officials. So
    don't think it's something you can achieve on
    your own alone.
  • Professionals handle your finishing work is the
    fact that, they offer you a wonderful basement
    finishing job. These professionals will
    skillfully hide unsightly beams, pipes and posts
    that are found in the basement. They also give
    your basement a beautiful look and expertly make
    it blend into the design of the main building.
  • Finally, ensure that as a home-owner you
    establish a good communication with the
    contractor, this will help you to effectively
    pass across to him your design and how exactly
    you want the basement to look. Then if at the end
    of the day, the project turns out bad or with
    construction flaws, you can put the blame should
    on the contractor.

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